TikTok Faces Potential Shutdown in the U.S. Amid Legal Battle
Source: thehindu.com Federal Ban Threatens TikTok’s U.S. Operations TikTok Shutdown in U.S. the popular social media platform, with over 170 million users in the United States, is preparing to halt its operations domestically as early as Sunday. The move comes in response to a federal ban mandating the app’s shutdown unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests the platform. This follows a law signed in April, which prohibits new downloads of TikTok from app stores and restricts U.S. companies from offering essential services to the platform. While users who already have the app installed may retain access, the inability to maintain or update the app could render it unusable. ByteDance has sought extensions to delay enforcement of the law, citing potential disruptions for millions of users and service providers globally. However, U.S. President Joe Biden has indicated no plans to intervene in his final days in office, leaving the matter to the Supreme Court, which is still del...